今日读经

人筹算，耶和华指引

¹心中的谋算在乎人；舌头的应对由于耶和华。The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.

²人一切所行的，在自己眼中看为清洁；惟有耶和华衡量人心。All a man’s ways are pure in his own eyes, but his motives are weighed out by the LORD.

³你所做的，要交托耶和华，你所谋的，就必成立。Commit your works to the LORD and your plans will be achieved.

⁴耶和华所造的，各适其用；就是恶人也为祸患的日子所造。The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

⁵凡心里骄傲的，为耶和华所憎恶；虽然连手，他必不免受罚。Everyone who is proud in heart is detestable to the LORD; be assured that he will not go unpunished.

⁶因怜悯诚实，罪孽得赎；敬畏耶和华的，远离恶事。By loving devotion and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the LORD one turns aside from evil.

⁷人所行的，若蒙耶和华喜悦，耶和华也使他的仇敌与他和好。When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.

⁸多有财利，行事不义，不如少有财利，行事公义。Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.

⁹人心筹算自己的道路；惟耶和华指引他的脚步。A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.

君王当秉公义

¹⁰王的嘴中有　神语，审判之时，他的口必不差错。A divine verdict is on the lips of a king; his mouth must not betray justice.

¹¹公道的天平和秤都属耶和华；囊中一切法码都为他所定。Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are His concern.

¹²作恶，为王所憎恶，因国位是靠公义坚立。Wicked behavior is detestable for kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.

¹³公义的嘴为王所喜悦；说正直话的，为王所喜爱。Righteous lips are a king’s delight, and he who speaks honestly is beloved.

¹⁴王的震怒如杀人的使者；但智慧人能止息王怒。The wrath of a king is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

¹⁵王的脸光使人有生命；王的恩典好像春云时雨。When a king’s face brightens, there is life; his favor is like a rain cloud in spring.

智慧胜过金银

¹⁶得智慧胜似得金子；选聪明强如选银子。How much better to acquire wisdom than gold! To gain understanding is more desirable than silver.

¹⁷正直人的道是远离恶事；谨守己路的，是保全性命。The highway of the upright leads away from evil; he who guards his way protects his life.

骄傲在败坏以先

¹⁸骄傲在败坏以先；狂心在跌倒之前。Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

¹⁹心里谦卑与穷乏人来往，强如将掳物与骄傲人同分。It is better to be lowly in spirit among the humble than to divide the spoil with the proud.

倚靠耶和华，说甘甜的话

²⁰谨守训言的，必得好处；倚靠耶和华的，便为有福。Whoever heeds instruction will find success, and blessed is he who trusts in the LORD.

²¹心中有智慧，必称为通达人；嘴中的甜言，加增人的学问。The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.

²²人有智慧就有生命的泉源；愚昧人必被愚昧惩治。Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

²³智慧人的心教训他的口，又使他的嘴增长学问。The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

²⁴良言如同蜂房，使心觉甘甜，使骨得医治。Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

²⁵有一条路，人以为正，至终成为死亡之路。There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

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²⁶劳力人的胃口使他劳力，因为他的口腹催逼他。A worker’s appetite works for him because his hunger drives him onward.

制造纷争的人

²⁷匪徒图谋奸恶，嘴上仿佛有烧焦的火。A worthless man digs up evil, and his speech is like a scorching fire.

²⁸乖僻人播散纷争；传舌的，离间密友。A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

²⁹强暴人诱惑邻舍，领他走不善之道。A violent man entices his neighbor and leads him down a path that is not good.

³⁰眼目紧合的，图谋乖僻；嘴唇紧闭的，成就邪恶。He who winks his eye devises perversity; he who purses his lips is bent on evil.

白发的冠冕与治服己心

³¹白发是荣耀的冠冕，在公义的道上必能得着。Gray hair is a crown of glory; it is attained along the path of righteousness.

³²不轻易发怒的，胜过勇士；治服己心的，强如取城。He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.

³³签放在怀里，定事由耶和华。The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD.

宁可干饼相安

¹设筵满屋，大家相争，不如有块干饼，大家相安。Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.

²仆人办事聪明，必管辖贻羞之子，又在众子中同分产业。A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son and share his inheritance as one of the brothers.

³鼎为炼银，炉为炼金；惟有耶和华熬炼人心。A crucible for silver and a furnace for gold, but the LORD is the tester of hearts.

⁴行恶的，留心听奸诈之言；说谎的，侧耳听邪恶之语。A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

⁵戏笑穷人的，是辱没造他的主；幸灾乐祸的，必不免受罚。He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

⁶子孙为老人的冠冕；父亲是儿女的荣耀。Grandchildren are the crown of the aged, and the glory of a son is his father.

⁷愚顽人说美言本不相宜，何况君王说谎话呢？Eloquent words are unfit for a fool; how much worse are lying lips to a ruler!

⁸贿赂在馈送的人眼中看为宝玉，随处运动都得顺利。A bribe is a charm to its giver; wherever he turns, he succeeds.

遮掩人过，及早止息争竞

⁹遮掩人过的，寻求人爱；屡次挑错的，离间密友。Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

¹⁰一句责备话深入聪明人的心，强如责打愚昧人一百下。A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.

¹¹恶人只寻背叛，所以必有严厉的使者奉差攻击他。An evil man seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

¹²宁可遇见丢崽子的母熊，不可遇见正行愚妄的愚昧人。It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.

¹³以恶报善的，祸患必不离他的家。If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

¹⁴纷争的起头如水放开，所以，在争闹之先必当止息争竞。To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

不可颠倒是非

¹⁵定恶人为义的，定义人为恶的，这都为耶和华所憎恶。Acquitting the guilty and condemning the righteous—both are detestable to the LORD.

¹⁶愚昧人既无聪明，为何手拿价银买智慧呢？Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?

朋友与弟兄

¹⁷朋友乃时常亲爱，弟兄为患难而生。A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.

¹⁸在邻舍面前击掌作保乃是无知的人。A man lacking judgment strikes hands in pledge and puts up security for his neighbor.

¹⁹喜爱争竞的，是喜爱过犯；高立家门的，乃自取败坏。He who loves transgression loves strife; he who builds his gate high invites destruction.

²⁰心存邪僻的，寻不着好处；舌弄是非的，陷在祸患中。The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

喜乐的心乃是良药

²¹生愚昧子的，必自愁苦；愚顽人的父毫无喜乐。A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.

²²喜乐的心乃是良药；忧伤的灵使骨枯干。A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.

²³恶人暗中受贿赂，为要颠倒判断。A wicked man takes a covert bribe to subvert the course of justice.

²⁴明哲人眼前有智慧；愚昧人眼望地极。Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

²⁵愚昧子使父亲愁烦，使母亲忧苦。A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.

²⁶刑罚义人为不善；责打君子为不义。It is surely not good to punish the innocent or to flog a noble for his honesty.

寡言的人有知识

²⁷寡少言语的，有知识；性情温良的，有聪明。A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

²⁸愚昧人若静默不言也可算为智慧；闭口不说也可算为聪明。Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

宝贝放在瓦器里

⁷我们有这宝贝放在瓦器里，要显明这莫大的能力是出于　神，不是出于我们。Now we have this treasure in jars of clay to show that this surpassingly great power is from God and not from us.

受苦却不被压垮

⁸我们四面受敌，却不被困住；心里作难，却不至失望；We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;

⁹遭逼迫，却不被丢弃；打倒了，却不至死亡。persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.

¹⁰身上常带着耶稣的死，使耶稣的生也显明在我们身上。We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body.

¹¹因为我们这活着的人是常为耶稣被交于死地，使耶稣的生在我们这必死的身上显明出来。For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.

¹²这样看来，死是在我们身上发动，生却在你们身上发动。So then, death is at work in us, but life is at work in you.

因信，所以说话

¹³但我们既有信心，正如经上记着说：“我因信，所以如此说话。”我们也信，所以也说话。And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

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¹⁴自己知道那叫主耶稣复活的，也必叫我们与耶稣一同复活，并且叫我们与你们一同站在他面前。knowing that the One who raised the Lord Jesus will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in His presence.

¹⁵凡事都是为你们，好叫恩惠因人多越发加增，感谢格外显多，以致荣耀归与　神。All this is for your benefit, so that the grace that is extending to more and more people may cause thanksgiving to overflow, to the glory of God.

外体毁坏，内心日新

¹⁶所以，我们不丧胆。外体虽然毁坏，内心却一天新似一天。Therefore we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, yet our inner self is being renewed day by day.

¹⁷我们这至暂至轻的苦楚，要为我们成就极重无比、永远的荣耀。For our light and momentary affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory that is far beyond comparison.

¹⁸原来我们不是顾念所见的，乃是顾念所不见的；因为所见的是暂时的，所不见的是永远的。So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

地上的帐棚与天上的房屋

¹我们原知道，我们这地上的帐棚若拆毁了，必得　神所造，不是人手所造，在天上永存的房屋。For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

²我们在这帐棚里叹息，深想得那从天上来的房屋，好像穿上衣服；For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling,

³倘若穿上，被遇见的时候就不至于赤身了。because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked.

⁴我们在这帐棚里叹息劳苦，并非愿意脱下这个，乃是愿意穿上那个，好叫这必死的被生命吞灭了。For while we are in this tent, we groan under our burdens, because we do not wish to be unclothed but clothed, so that our mortality may be swallowed up by life.

⁵为此，培植我们的就是　神，他又赐给我们圣灵作凭据（原文是质）。And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

凭着信心，不凭着眼见

⁶所以，我们时常坦然无惧，并且晓得我们住在身内，便与主相离。Therefore we are always confident, although we know that while we are at home in the body, we are away from the Lord.

⁷因我们行事为人是凭着信心，不是凭着眼见。For we walk by faith, not by sight.

⁸我们坦然无惧，是更愿意离开身体与主同住。We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

⁹所以，无论是住在身内，离开身外，我们立了志向，要得主的喜悦。So we aspire to please Him, whether we are at home in this body or away from it.

¹⁰因为我们众人必要在基督台前显露出来，叫各人按着本身所行的，或善或恶受报。For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ, that each one may receive his due for the things done in the body, whether good or bad.

知道主可畏，所以劝人

¹¹我们既知道主是可畏的，所以劝人。但我们在　神面前是显明的，盼望在你们的良心里也是显明的。Therefore, since we know what it means to fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear to God, and I hope it is clear to your conscience as well.

¹²我们不是向你们再举荐自己，乃是叫你们因我们有可夸之处，好对那凭外貌不凭内心夸口的人，有言可答。We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.

¹³我们若果颠狂，是为　神；若果谨守，是为你们。If we are out of our mind, it is for God; if we are of sound mind, it is for you.

基督的爱激励我们

¹⁴原来基督的爱激励我们；因我们想，一人既替众人死，众人就都死了；For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.

¹⁵并且他替众人死，是叫那些活着的人不再为自己活，乃为替他们死而复活的主活。And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.